20 results for “acute on chronic subdural haematoma”
38y · Male·acute on chronic right hemisphere subdural haematoma
Martin Towns, 38, died from acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma after a fall while severely intoxicated on 30 December 2015. He had a chroni…
73y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma due to recent head trauma in the context of …
…rch 2006, he was struck on the head by another patient and became unresponsive. CT imaging revealed a 30mm acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma. He was intubated but his condition deteriorated, and he died on 15 March 20…
81y · Female·acute on chronic subdural haematoma
An 81-year-old woman with Lewy Body Dementia died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following multiple falls in aged care. The nursing home had appropriately as…
77y · Female·general inanition on a background of dementia, chronic subdural haematoma and ri…
Mrs Ann Perkins, aged 77, died from general inanition with dementia, chronic subdural haematoma, and fractured neck of femur as contributing factors. She sustained an unwitnessed fal…
87y · Female·left frontal temporal subdural haematoma following closed head injury sustained …
An 87-year-old woman on irreversible anticoagulation suffered a subdural haematoma from a fall. She presented to a community hospital lucid with stable vitals. A CT scan confirme…
65y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma caused by accidental falls
Steven Basil Bradley, 65, died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall in hospital. He had metastatic prostate cancer…
86y · Male·Cardiovascular disease in a man with subdural haemorrhage (in keeping with a fal…
…ke, atrial fibrillation) on anticoagulation, collapsed in his prison cell on 4 April 2008. He sustained a subdural haematoma requiring urgent surgical drainage. Despite initial recovery post-operatively, he developed res…
90y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with traumatic brain injury
…uding hypertension, renal impairment, and age-related frailty. A fall on 13 June 2013 resulted in a small subdural haematoma. A second significant fall on 17 August 2013 caused an acute subdural haemorrhage deemed unsuit…
76y · Female·Complications of head and neck injuries sustained in a fall
… an unwitnessed fall at Embracia nursing home on 30 July 2012, sustaining head and neck injuries including acute subdural haematoma. The initial assessment by an Enrolled Nurse (Ms Della Gatta) was inadequate and did no…
81y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage from fall with exacerbation by anticoagulant therapy
…old woman with atrial fibrillation and Alzheimer's disease fell at home on 21 December 2020, sustaining a subdural haematoma. Nambour Hospital appropriately ceased her anticoagulant (rivaroxaban) and planned conservative…
56y · Female·Blunt head injury, with hyoid bone fracture being a significant condition contri…
…essons include the challenges in interpreting hyoid fractures and intracranial injuries in the context of chronic alcohol use and repeated trauma, and the importance of comprehensive documentation and radiological follo…
55y · Male·Subdural haematoma in a man with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease (r…
…inal man with end-stage renal disease, diabetes, ischaemic heart disease and COPD died from a spontaneous subdural haematoma while undergoing haemodialysis in prison custody. He presented with headache during dialysis on…
91y · Female·traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage and acute and chronic subdural haematoma as a…
…45 minutes before being discovered semi-conscious. The fall caused traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage and subdural haematoma; she died the following day at Royal North Shore Hospital. Despite discharge summary documentin…
82y · Female·traumatic closed head injury (subdural haematoma) resulting from a fall from sta…
Mrs Emily Jones, 82, died from subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall at Royal Hobart Hospital on 15 November 2021. She was admitted fi…
90y · Female·Right acute on chronic subdural haematoma sustained in a fall in the setting of …
…ed an unwitnessed fall with head strike at an aged care facility. She presented to hospital where a small subdural haemorrhage was not detected on initial CT brain imaging. Cardiology consultation for suspected myocardia…
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
…ce 1992, following a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident in 1970. This injury caused chronic brain damage and progressive mental health deterioration requiring lifelong institutional care. In April …
41y · Male·Subdural haematoma
…cerning features including severe headache (9/10), vomiting, pupil changes, and progressive drowsiness. A subdural haemorrhage (acute on chronic) was not diagnosed until transfer to a regional hospital, by which time he …
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
Peter Raymond Jacobs, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (…
55y · Male·Traumatic brain injury caused by blunt force to the head sustained in a fall
…ant efficacy in methadone-maintained patients. Justice Health and Corrective Services provided appropriate acute care, timely hospitalisation, and follow-up. The independent expert review found no deficiency in medical …
64y · Female·acute subdural haemorrhage sustained after a fall on Ward 4A
Margaret Winter, 64, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following a fall on Ward 4A on 13 December 2006. She had been admitted with decompens…
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